Italy's highest-altitude brewery and the pride of South Tyrol — Birra Forst was founded in 1857 in Lagundo (Algund) near Merano in the Alpine foothills. The brewery draws brewing water from the Adige valley mountain springs and produces beers in the German-Austrian tradition, reflecting South Tyrol's dual Italian-Austrian cultural identity. Forst is Italy's largest independently owned brewery and exports across Italian-speaking markets. The brewery has been in the Fuchs family for six generations.
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Italy's highest-altitude brewery and the pride of South Tyrol — Birra Forst was founded in 1857 in Lagundo (Algund) near Merano in the Alpine foothills. The brewery draws brewing water from the Adige valley mountain springs and produces beers in the German-Austrian tradition, reflecting South Tyrol's dual Italian-Austrian cultural identity. Forst is Italy's largest independently owned brewery and exports across Italian-speaking markets. The brewery has been in the Fuchs family for six generations.
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